Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan

Mission: To provide households with access to sufficient, nutritious food, and related resources.

Headquartered in Detroit, Gleaners operates five distribution centers in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties and provides food to more than 500 partner soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and other agencies throughout southeast Michigan. Each year, Gleaners distributes more than 45 million pounds of food to neighbors in need! This results in an average of 100,000 meals distributed each day to families in need across our region. Gleaners also provides nourishing food and nutrition education to more than 200,000 children a year. Every dollar donated provides three meals and 92 cents of every donated dollar goes to food and food programs.

Gleaners serves as a crucial link between surplus food and neighbors facing food insecurity. Using state-of-the-art distribution centers in Wayne and Livingston Counties and our Detroit headquarters, we efficiently collect, store, and distribute donated and purchased food—including fresh produce and milk—with minimal waste.

By supplying our partner agencies with food, we help them stretch tight budgets and better serve their communities. In addition to supporting partners, Gleaners hosts direct-service mobile distributions five days a week, providing nutritious, balanced food through convenient, no-contact, drive-through sites—no appointment needed.